
2024 No. 741 (W. 102)
Food, Wales
The Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2024
Made 5 June 2024
Laid before Senedd Cymru 7 June 2024
Coming into force 28 June 2024

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
• Articles 7(4) and (5) and 14A(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings;
• Articles 12(1) and 32A(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods.
The Welsh Ministers have sought, and had regard to, advice from the Food Standards Agency as required by Article 7(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 (in relation to Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations).

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
PART 1 Introduction
Title, extent, application and coming into force
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations—
(a) extend to England and Wales;
(b) apply in relation to Wales;
(c) come into force on 28 June 2024.
PART 2 Food Additives
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
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Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012
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PART 3 Food Flavourings
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008
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(2) In Part A (domestic list of flavouring substances), in Section 2, in Table 1, omit the entries for the following flavouring substances—
(a) FL No. “07.030” chemical name “1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)pent-1-en-3-one”;
(b) FL No. “07.046” chemical name “Vanillylidene acetone”;
(c) FL No. “07.049” chemical name “1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-4-methylpent-1-en-3-one”;
(d) FL No. “07.206” chemical name “4-(2,3,6-Trimethylphenyl)but-3-en-2-one”;
(e) FL No. “07.258” chemical name “6-Methyl-3-hepten-2-one”;
(f) FL No. “10.034” chemical name “5,6-Dihydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran-2(4H)-one”;
(g) FL No. “10.036” chemical name “5,6,7,7a-Tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran-2(4H)-one”;
(h) FL No. “10.042” chemical name “3,4-Dimethyl-5-pentylidenefuran-2(5H)-one”;
(i) FL No. “10.043” chemical name “2,7-Dimethylocta-5(trans),7-dieno-1,4-lactone”;
(j) FL No. “10.046” chemical name “Hex-2-eno-1,4-lactone”;
(k) FL No. “10.054” chemical name “Non-2-eno-1,4-lactone”;
(l) FL No. “10.060” chemical name “2-Decen-1,4-lactone”;
(m) FL No. “10.170” chemical name “5-Pentyl-3H-furan-2-one”;
(n) FL No. “13.004” chemical name “Allyl 2-furoate”;
(o) FL No. “13.034” chemical name “3-(2-furyl)acrylaldehyde”;
(p) FL No. “13.043” chemical name “Furfurylidene-2-butanal”;
(q) FL No. “13.044” chemical name “4-(2-Furyl)but-3-en-2-one”;
(r) FL No. “13.046” chemical name “3-(2-Furyl)-2-methylprop-2-enal”;
(s) FL No. “13.066” chemical name “3-Acetyl-2,5-dimethylfuran”;
(t) FL No. “13.103” chemical name “2-Butylfuran”;
(u) FL No. “13.137” chemical name “3-(2-Furyl)-2-phenylprop-2-enal”;
(v) FL No. “13.150” chemical name “3-(5-Methyl-2-furyl)prop-2-enal”.
Transitional provision
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(1) This paragraph applies to flavouring substances referred to in regulation 4(2)(a) to (v) and food containing them that were—
(a) present in the United Kingdom and were, or could have been, lawfully placed on the market in Great Britain before the end of 27 June 2024, or
(b) in transit to Great Britain before the end of 27 June 2024, and could have lawfully been imported or moved into Great Britain and placed on the market on that date.
(2) Flavouring substances and food to which paragraph (1) applies may, until their date of minimum durability or ‘use by’ date, be placed on the market and, as the case may be, added to other food.
(3) Food containing one or more flavouring substances to which paragraph (1) applies may, until its date of minimum durability or ‘use by’ date, be placed on the market and, as the case may be, be added to other food.
(4) In this regulation—
 “date of minimum durability” (“dyddiad parhauster lleiaf”) has the same meaning as in Regulation (EU) No1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers;
 “‘use by’ date” (“dyddiad ‘defnyddio erbyn’”) has the same meaning as in Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.
(5) Other expressions used in this regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods have the same meaning as in that Regulation.
PART 4 Novel Foods
Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
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Jayne Bryant
Minister for Mental Health and Early Years, under the authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, one of the Welsh Ministers
5 June 2024
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Regulation 2
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Regulation 3(4)
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Regulation 6
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SCHEDULE 6

Regulation 6
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SCHEDULE 7

Regulation 6
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Regulation 6
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